Submarine Pen Roof Gun

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Submarine pen roof gun. The term is generally applied to submarine bases constructed during world war ii particularly in germany and its occupied countries which were also known as u boat pens after the phrase u boat to refer to german submarines. What a brilliant place. Roof of the u boat base in saint nazaire. Fraddon united kingdom 29 contributions 11 helpful votes.

The roof is dotted with anti aircraft weaponry machine guns and mortars. An raf raid on the capital in 1940 plus the occupation of france and great britain s refusal to surrender was enough to trigger a massive building programme of submarine pens and air raid shelters. The roof above is filled with anti aircraft weaponry machine guns and mortars. Been here twice now.

Three u boats in a submarine pen at trondheim 19 may 1945. Nds built to construct german u boats during world war ii the factory was under construction from 1943 to march 1945 using forced labour but was damaged by air raids and unfinished by the end of the war. Entrance to submarine pen on croatia. Entries of the submarines pens of keroman iii viewed from the harbor and at the bottom left keroman i photo.

Adrian r wrote a review mar 2020. Climb up and head down the duct until you arrive at the submarine pen. Keroman i and keroman iii lorient. Well worth a visit.

By the autumn of 1940 construction of the elbe ii bunker in hamburg and nordsee iii on the island of heligoland was under way. Post by damper 06 oct 2019 17 24 obviously early in the war moving capital ships within a few miles of the coast would have ended badly. Submarine pen at bordeaux roof of the u boat base in saint nazaire. Unfinished german submarine pen at cherbourg.

Xiiifromtokyo cc by 3 0. The valentin submarine factory is a protective shelter on the weser river at the bremen suburb of rekum de. The base offers 14 submarine pens. All reviews world war u boat lock roof monument operation pens basin submarine waterfront raid chariot.

Drop out of the duct and walk through the building and all. Later between 1943 and early 1944 a fortified lock was built to protect submarines during their transfer from the loire river and the pens. Pens 9 through 14 are simple docks 62 metres long and 17 metres wide each holding two submarines. In this area be careful to avoid any guards pulling the alarm.

Did the british ever consider bombarding u boat pens with naval gun fire. Totally blown away by the size of this place.